Hauntingly Halloween

On Halloween night, the BPO transforms Kleinhans into a world of shadow, suspense, and orchestral storytelling. Led by Ron Spigelman, this hauntingly atmospheric program brings together music made for goosebumps, from Danny Elfman’s Wednesday and Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Picture Show to Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain and Saint-Saëns’ Danse macabre. Each work builds tension, drama, and dark beauty, creating a concert experience perfectly tuned to the spirit of the night. When the final note fades, the evening continues. Stay after the concert for our Halloween Night Dance in the Mary Seaton Room, with DJ Milk, costumes encouraged, and the bar open late. It is the ideal way to turn a concert into a full Halloween night out, elegant, playful, and shared. Program Ron Spigelman, conductor Jonathan Golove, theremin cello Susan Lewis Friedman, soprano George Brown, tenor SAINT-SAËNS Danse macabre, Op. 40 MUSSORGSKY (orch. Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov) A Night on Bald Mountain GRIEG Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt, Op. 46 IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King DANNY ELFMAN (arr. Dominik Svoboda) Main Titles from Wednesday Jonathan Golove, theremin cello RACHMANINOFF Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 Jonathan Golove, theremin cello HERRMANN (arr. Matteo Ressa) Suite from Psycho KHACHATURIAN Three Pieces from Gayane III. Sabre Dance JOHN WILLIAMS Superman March from Superman INTERMISSION JOHN WILLIAMS “Harry’s Wondrous World” from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Suite for Orchestra VIC MIZZY (arr. Henry George Page) Theme from The Addams Family RAY PARKER, JR. (arr. Luke Flynn) Ghostbusters STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (arr. Darryl Mackenzie) Defying Gravity from Wicked Susan Lewis Friedman, soprano George Brown, tenor CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG (arr. John Cameron) Stars from Les Misérables George Brown, tenor ALAN MENKEN (arr. Sam Shoup) Suddenly Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors Susan Lewis Friedman, soprano George Brown, tenor PICKETT (Kevin Riley) The Monster Mash RICHARD O’BRIEN (arr. Jennifer Lindberg) The Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture Show Susan Lewis Friedman, soprano George Brown, tenor The Pops Series is presented by